Roland RS-9 - Table of Contents

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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY.........................................................................................2
IMPORTANT NOTES ..................................................................................................4
What can I do with the RS-5/9? (Main features) ......................................................5
Front and Rear Panel...............................................................................................10
Quick Start......................................................13
Getting Ready...........................................................................................................14
Connecting the RS-5/9 to external equipment.....................................................................................14
Turning On the Power.............................................................................................................................15
Turning the power off ..................................................................................................................16
Adjusting the display contrast (LCD CONTRAST) ............................................................................16
Adjusting the pitch to other instruments (Master Tuning)................................................................18
Listening to the Demo (DEMO)...............................................................................19
Demo Songs List....................................................................................................................................... 20
Playing the Sounds..................................................................................................21
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset).....................................................................................21
Selecting Tones By Category (TONE CATEGORY)............................................................................23
Selecting Tones by Specifying the Group and Number......................................................................26
Easy Tone Selection (Switching Parts) ..................................................................................................28
Playing Percussion Instruments (Drum Sets).......................................................................................29
Changing a Drum Set ...................................................................................................................29
Selecting Drum Sets by Specifying the Group and Number..................................................30
Playing a Drum Set in a Part Other Than Part 10.....................................................................31
Notes when selecting a Drum Set............................................................................................... 32
Trying out tones (PHRASE PREVIEW).................................................................................................33
Playing Two Tones on the Keyboard.....................................................................34
Dividing the Keyboard into Separate Ranges and Playing Different Tones in Each (SPLIT).........34
Playing two Tones from the keyboard (DUAL)...................................................................................36
Selecting Tones and Drum Sets.............................................................................................................. 37
Selecting Tones By Category (TONE CATEGORY).................................................................37
Selecting Tones by Specifying the Group and Number..........................................................38
Changing the Two Parts Being Used.....................................................................................................39
Changing the Split Point .........................................................................................................................40
Using the Convenient Functions in Performances...............................................42
Creating Arpeggios from the Chords You Play (ARPEGGIO ON/OFF) ........................................42
Using Multi-effects, Chorus, and Reverb..............................................................................................44
Turning the Effects On and Off (EFFECTS ON/OFF).............................................................44
Setting the Amount of Chorus and Reverb...............................................................................46
Changing the Multi-effect Type..................................................................................................47
Transposing All the Parts (TRANSPOSE ON/OFF)...........................................................................48
Setting the Amount of Transposition......................................................................................... 48
Changing the Sound’s Pitch in Real Time (Pitch Bend Lever)...........................................................50
Adding a Vibrato Effect to the Sound (Modulation Lever)................................................................ 51
Changing the Tone with the Knobs....................................................................................................... 52
Vibrato and Wah Effects (LFO)...................................................................................................52
Changing the sound’s volume (ENVELOPE)........................................................................... 54
Changing the Brightness of the Sound and Adding Special Qualities (FILTER) ................55
Changing the RS-5/9’s Settings All At Once (Selecting Performances)...........................................56
Easily Selecting the Performances You Like (FAVORITE PERFORM BANK) ...............................58
Registering Performances............................................................................................................58
Easily Selecting Performances.....................................................................................................59
Instantly Switching to Piano Mode ............................................................................................60